Ancient Pistol

Ancient Pistol was John Fastolf's ancient (standard bearer) during the Hundred Years' War.

Biography
Pistol was the ancient (ensign) for Sir John Fastolf, carrying his ensign. He was known as a swaggerer and a drunkard, and he was banished from the King's court for murdering a man in 1413. He was frequently seen at Fastolf's side as his crony, and he was also colleagues with Corporal Nym. Pistol and Nym both served in the English Army during the Hundred Years' War, and Pistol got into a feud with the Welsh officer Fluellen after Pistol's friend Bardolph was imprisoned for looting. After the Battle of Agincourt, he learned that his lover, the prostitute Doll Tearsheet, had died, so he decided to return to England to become a pimp and thief.